It’s a rough road ahead for Oklahoma drivers. Leaders with the state Department of Transportation said projects could begin to be cut or delayed as it gets closer to the end of the fiscal year in June.

In a meeting this week, the Transportation Department said it’s not clear which projects will be cut, but it will have to begin to prioritize plans.

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ODOT has already lost $31 million and with more cuts expected from the state for next year, the eight-year plan for future projects will suffer.

State Sen. Joseph Silk, vice chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee said ODOT will have to make adjustments because there’s no real solution to the problem anytime soon.

“A lot of things have to be changed in the way we appropriate funds,” Silk said.

One possible solution is bonds.

“Right now, looking at the climate being so low, it may make sense to bond out and get some of those critical things such as infrastructure to go ahead and bond out some of that,” Silk said.